I’m giving away my £100,000 lottery win to ALL my work colleagues – people ask me why & I tell them the same thing
A LOTTERY winner has vowed to give his staff a bonus after scooping £100,000.
Kind-hearted Chris Dell broke down in tears as he pledged to handover £1,000 to each of his 10 employees from his People’s Postcode Lottery winnings.
The self-storage firm owner, from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said: “I’m going to treat the staff at work, especially with that amount because we’re a close team and it would be nice to put a smile on their faces.
“We’ve got 10 people in the team and £10,000 of it will go to them.
“They’ll get £1,000 each. People might say, ‘Why would you do that?’ It’s because we are a team.
“The team that we have helps grow the business and I’d like to think if you look after the company, the company will look after you.”
Chris celebrated his windfall with 17 neighbours in Chesterfield after S41 8QT bagged the weekly Millionaire Street prize.
Every ticket is worth £50,000 but Chris and neighbour Tracey Moulton doubled their prizes with two tickets.
Stunned Chris said: “I don’t think I’m greedy – if I get lucky then I always think you should make someone else smile.
“Spread that love, spread that happiness. Let’s not be greedy and share it.
“It’s nice to know that local charities will be helped as well. With that amount that can mean such a lot to a lot of charities.
“I’m absolutely over the moon. I haven’t really slept since I got told I had won something.
“I’ll take a few friends out for a nice meal – an Indian or a steak and a bottle of champagne. I might have a headache tomorrow.”
Chris also plans to treat himself to a holiday “somewhere nice and warm”.
“Most probably Benidorm,” he said. “My best friend lives in France and he’ll be coming too.”
Meanwhile, Tracy explained she joined Postcode Lottery after husband Mark’s ex-wife won £25,000 seven years ago in nearby Hollingwood, Derbyshire.
And she signed up for a second ticket two years ago when the mother-in-law of one of Mark’s daughters doubled her £30,000 prize to £60,000 with two tickets in Old Whittington, less than three miles away.
Now the communications support worker, who works with the deaf, has completed the family golden triangle with her £100,000 windfall.
Excited Tracy said: “Oh my God… We can’t even win on a tombola.”
Tracy and Mark share seven children and two grandchildren.
The couple shared a kiss after being left gobsmacked when they pulled their cheque from their golden envelope.
Tracy said: “Our lives have just changed totally in five minutes because we’ve won.
“I kept saying to everyone that I was saving myself for a big win. This is once-in-a-lifetime.”
How to play the People's Postcode Lottery?
For just £12 a month, players can sign up through the official website to have a chance of winning millions of pounds.
Once signed up, players are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of each month.
Tickets play for the Daily Prize, worth £1000 and revealed every single day.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 for Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
People’s Postcode Lottery also offers a £3million Postcode Millions draw each month – where your ticket plays for a share of the cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, text, post, or phone call, depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.